AN AMERICAN SILVER "ANGEL AND DEVIL" LARGE FLASK

AN AMERICAN SILVER "ANGEL AND DEVIL" LARGE FLASK
MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1885
Finely etched overall, one side with a heavenly scene featuring two angels playing a lyre and double flute flanking initials JP rising from a bough of flowers with four winged putti below, the opposite side with warty devils spearing a tortured being amongst flying dragons, bats, and a furry spider, the lower portion a removable cup with gilt interior, marked on underside of the flask and numbered 6998-6852
7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) high
18 oz. (560 gr.)